I Portrayed a Magical Negro

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From Wikipedia: 'The magical Negro is a supporting, sometimes mystical, stock character in fiction who, by use of special insight or powers, helps the white protagonist get out of trouble. African-American filmmaker Spike Lee popularized the term, deriding the archetype of the 'super-duper magical negro' in 2001 while discussing films with students at Washington State University and Yale University.'

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